Decision Workspace
plain-binary-stream vs byten vs justcode-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
plain-binary-stream
growingv0.1.0
Encodes elementary types into bytes and back.
52
byten
experimentalv0.0.13
A binary codec library for efficient encoding and decoding of data structures
45
justcode-core
experimentalv0.3.0
Compact binary encoder/decoder with space-efficient encoding
Core Metrics
| plain-binary-stream | byten | justcode-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 539 | 101 |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 43 | 5 |
| Dependents | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1334d ago | 138d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
plain-binary-stream
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
byten
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
justcode-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| plain-binary-stream | byten | justcode-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.13 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 22KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •byten leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plain-binary-stream has the most downloads (2.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ plain-binary-stream has not been updated in over a year.